SEC Quick Facts

Commissioner: Roy Kramer
Founded: 1933
SEC Media Relations Volleyball Contact: TBA
Address: 2201 Civic Center Blvd.
Birmingham, Ala. 35203-1103
Phone: (205) 458-3010
Fax: (205) 458-3030

Member Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee. (Vanderbilt does not participate in volleyball)

The first Southeastern Conference Championship for women's volleyball was contested in the 1979-80, when Kentucky won its first SEC tournament title. Kentucky has enjoyed five SEC tournament titles and five SEC regular season titles over the past 17 years.

Currently, 11 SEC member institutions have volleyball programs. Florida has won the the most tournament titles with six. Kentucky ranks second with five tournament titles. LSU is next in line with four. In the 17 years the tournament has been held, only five different schools have captured the title (Florida - 6, Kentucky - 5, LSU 4, Tennessee - 3 and Georgia - 1)

The SEC has become one of the premier volleyball conferences in the nation. The 1996 NCAA Volleyball Tournament featured two teams (Florida and Arkansas) from the Southeastern Conference. The SEC has had at least one team advance to the regional round in every NCAA Tournament. Florida's appearance in the NCAA semifinals in 1992 and 1993 marked the fourth straight year the SEC Champion had represented the league in the NCAA Final Four. Florida again reached the semifinals in 1996.